Tillman Seaborn Bobo was buried at Bethel Cemetery (shown as Fairgrounds Post Hospital Cemetery on findagrave.com), in Petersburg City Virginia, on Augusta Avenue, next to what use to be, originally, 'West end Park'.
The 'Confederate States Hospital' was established, during the war, I am informed that this Hospital is a separate and different hospital from, 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital' that was next to Bethel Cemetery, Some researchers believe these two hospitals were one of the same, but noting the distinction...
"Note": Petersburg City is not in a county, it is a independant city.
Burial records from the Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg, VA, 1866-1912, for Bethel Cemetery, show that Private Tillman Bobo's name was spelled, phonetical as, "Tighlman Bobo" (a common misspelling for Tilman in those days).
Comment from Contributor 47264983, on Tillman's Name spelling above:
"The name Tilghman, pronounced Tillman, became popular after the Revolutionary War, owing to Tilghman Tench, aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Because people didn't know how to spell it, a lot of children named for Tilghman Tench were named Tillman. So Tilghman isn't the misspelling -- Tillman is."
Bethel Cemetery was next to "Fairgrouds Post Hospital", The information about this facility, comes from a book; "Seventy-Five Days in Old Virginia, by Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, who was in charge of all Petersburg Hospitals".
Source for Burial Records of Tilman Bobo:
"Virgina State Library in Richmond, 'The Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg Virginia (1866-1912)', they had documented thousands of Confederate burials including those confederates buried at Bethel Cemetery, where Tilman is listed as Tighlman Bobo."
Tilman Bobo was wounded, in the 1st Battle of Hatcher's Run, 5 miles south of Petersburg, they were protecting one of the south western roads that led to Petersburg VA, (General Lee's Headquarters), in Dinwiddie Co VA. This battle was part of the Petersburg Siege, this battle began on Oct 27, 1864. After Tilman was wounded he was taken to the 'Confederate States Hospital' (today known as 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital') next to Bethel Cemetery, he had been mortally wounded and died a couple days later, on the Oct 30th, 1864.
Tillman S Bobo's service, in the Civil War. was recorded in family records, and at the Alabama Department of Civil War Records and the book Gracie's Pride (the story of the Alabama 43rd).
""Click the Cemetery Picture upper right for directions to this location.""
He was a the son of Levingston (Livingston) "Leve" and Sarah "Sally" Rainwater Bobo of Cross Keys, SC - they moved to Fayette County Alabama in 1844.
After Tillman went into service in the War Between the States, his wife, Susan and her five small children moved in with Tillman's father (Leve) and mother (Sally) who lived on an adjoining farm. After one or two years, Susan was anxious to go back to her own home, now known as the Bobo place and owned by the family of Dr. A.H. Bobo. She soon began trying to find someone who would live with her and her children. She found Mary Tanzy (b. March 25, 1837 – d. may 23, 1915), an orphan girl. Mary Tanzy became "Aunt Mary" and from that time on helped Susan rear her family. Mary was a noble soul and loved the Bobo family devotedly. She never married, but she made shoes for the family and was still with the family when she died. After the death of Tillman, and the children were all grown up, Susan remarried to Anthony Bell, who died in 1883. Susan Bobo was 79 years old when she died.
Tillman & Susan's children:
Malissa Jane Conner 1852-1918
Harriet F Caraway 1855-1924
William Sebron Bobo 1856-1924
Eppie Elizabeth Walters 1858-1937
Rhoda Abigail Lindsey 1862-1906
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Below note added Apr 12, 2021
Burial Place Note from Contributor: 47514210
"Tillman Seborn Bobo is no longer buried in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. In the 1880s, the Ladies Memorial Association located thousands of Confederate soldiers' graves and had them all moved to Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. They are buried in mass graves based on the state they fought for, and identified by the belt buckles and buttons of their uniforms. Tillman Bobo is in the Alabama section, just East and South of the Memorial Arch. There are no longer graves in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. "
The 'Confederate States Hospital' was established, during the war, I am informed that this Hospital is a separate and different hospital from, 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital' that was next to Bethel Cemetery, Some researchers believe these two hospitals were one of the same, but noting the distinction...
"Note": Petersburg City is not in a county, it is a independant city.
Burial records from the Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg, VA, 1866-1912, for Bethel Cemetery, show that Private Tillman Bobo's name was spelled, phonetical as, "Tighlman Bobo" (a common misspelling for Tilman in those days).
Comment from Contributor 47264983, on Tillman's Name spelling above:
"The name Tilghman, pronounced Tillman, became popular after the Revolutionary War, owing to Tilghman Tench, aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Because people didn't know how to spell it, a lot of children named for Tilghman Tench were named Tillman. So Tilghman isn't the misspelling -- Tillman is."
Bethel Cemetery was next to "Fairgrouds Post Hospital", The information about this facility, comes from a book; "Seventy-Five Days in Old Virginia, by Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, who was in charge of all Petersburg Hospitals".
Source for Burial Records of Tilman Bobo:
"Virgina State Library in Richmond, 'The Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg Virginia (1866-1912)', they had documented thousands of Confederate burials including those confederates buried at Bethel Cemetery, where Tilman is listed as Tighlman Bobo."
Tilman Bobo was wounded, in the 1st Battle of Hatcher's Run, 5 miles south of Petersburg, they were protecting one of the south western roads that led to Petersburg VA, (General Lee's Headquarters), in Dinwiddie Co VA. This battle was part of the Petersburg Siege, this battle began on Oct 27, 1864. After Tilman was wounded he was taken to the 'Confederate States Hospital' (today known as 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital') next to Bethel Cemetery, he had been mortally wounded and died a couple days later, on the Oct 30th, 1864.
Tillman S Bobo's service, in the Civil War. was recorded in family records, and at the Alabama Department of Civil War Records and the book Gracie's Pride (the story of the Alabama 43rd).
""Click the Cemetery Picture upper right for directions to this location.""
He was a the son of Levingston (Livingston) "Leve" and Sarah "Sally" Rainwater Bobo of Cross Keys, SC - they moved to Fayette County Alabama in 1844.
After Tillman went into service in the War Between the States, his wife, Susan and her five small children moved in with Tillman's father (Leve) and mother (Sally) who lived on an adjoining farm. After one or two years, Susan was anxious to go back to her own home, now known as the Bobo place and owned by the family of Dr. A.H. Bobo. She soon began trying to find someone who would live with her and her children. She found Mary Tanzy (b. March 25, 1837 – d. may 23, 1915), an orphan girl. Mary Tanzy became "Aunt Mary" and from that time on helped Susan rear her family. Mary was a noble soul and loved the Bobo family devotedly. She never married, but she made shoes for the family and was still with the family when she died. After the death of Tillman, and the children were all grown up, Susan remarried to Anthony Bell, who died in 1883. Susan Bobo was 79 years old when she died.
Tillman & Susan's children:
Malissa Jane Conner 1852-1918
Harriet F Caraway 1855-1924
William Sebron Bobo 1856-1924
Eppie Elizabeth Walters 1858-1937
Rhoda Abigail Lindsey 1862-1906
==============================
Below note added Apr 12, 2021
Burial Place Note from Contributor: 47514210
"Tillman Seborn Bobo is no longer buried in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. In the 1880s, the Ladies Memorial Association located thousands of Confederate soldiers' graves and had them all moved to Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. They are buried in mass graves based on the state they fought for, and identified by the belt buckles and buttons of their uniforms. Tillman Bobo is in the Alabama section, just East and South of the Memorial Arch. There are no longer graves in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. "
Tillman Seaborn Bobo was buried at Bethel Cemetery (shown as Fairgrounds Post Hospital Cemetery on findagrave.com), in Petersburg City Virginia, on Augusta Avenue, next to what use to be, originally, 'West end Park'.
The 'Confederate States Hospital' was established, during the war, I am informed that this Hospital is a separate and different hospital from, 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital' that was next to Bethel Cemetery, Some researchers believe these two hospitals were one of the same, but noting the distinction...
"Note": Petersburg City is not in a county, it is a independant city.
Burial records from the Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg, VA, 1866-1912, for Bethel Cemetery, show that Private Tillman Bobo's name was spelled, phonetical as, "Tighlman Bobo" (a common misspelling for Tilman in those days).
Comment from Contributor 47264983, on Tillman's Name spelling above:
"The name Tilghman, pronounced Tillman, became popular after the Revolutionary War, owing to Tilghman Tench, aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Because people didn't know how to spell it, a lot of children named for Tilghman Tench were named Tillman. So Tilghman isn't the misspelling -- Tillman is."
Bethel Cemetery was next to "Fairgrouds Post Hospital", The information about this facility, comes from a book; "Seventy-Five Days in Old Virginia, by Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, who was in charge of all Petersburg Hospitals".
Source for Burial Records of Tilman Bobo:
"Virgina State Library in Richmond, 'The Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg Virginia (1866-1912)', they had documented thousands of Confederate burials including those confederates buried at Bethel Cemetery, where Tilman is listed as Tighlman Bobo."
Tilman Bobo was wounded, in the 1st Battle of Hatcher's Run, 5 miles south of Petersburg, they were protecting one of the south western roads that led to Petersburg VA, (General Lee's Headquarters), in Dinwiddie Co VA. This battle was part of the Petersburg Siege, this battle began on Oct 27, 1864. After Tilman was wounded he was taken to the 'Confederate States Hospital' (today known as 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital') next to Bethel Cemetery, he had been mortally wounded and died a couple days later, on the Oct 30th, 1864.
Tillman S Bobo's service, in the Civil War. was recorded in family records, and at the Alabama Department of Civil War Records and the book Gracie's Pride (the story of the Alabama 43rd).
""Click the Cemetery Picture upper right for directions to this location.""
He was a the son of Levingston (Livingston) "Leve" and Sarah "Sally" Rainwater Bobo of Cross Keys, SC - they moved to Fayette County Alabama in 1844.
After Tillman went into service in the War Between the States, his wife, Susan and her five small children moved in with Tillman's father (Leve) and mother (Sally) who lived on an adjoining farm. After one or two years, Susan was anxious to go back to her own home, now known as the Bobo place and owned by the family of Dr. A.H. Bobo. She soon began trying to find someone who would live with her and her children. She found Mary Tanzy (b. March 25, 1837 – d. may 23, 1915), an orphan girl. Mary Tanzy became "Aunt Mary" and from that time on helped Susan rear her family. Mary was a noble soul and loved the Bobo family devotedly. She never married, but she made shoes for the family and was still with the family when she died. After the death of Tillman, and the children were all grown up, Susan remarried to Anthony Bell, who died in 1883. Susan Bobo was 79 years old when she died.
Tillman & Susan's children:
Malissa Jane Conner 1852-1918
Harriet F Caraway 1855-1924
William Sebron Bobo 1856-1924
Eppie Elizabeth Walters 1858-1937
Rhoda Abigail Lindsey 1862-1906
==============================
Below note added Apr 12, 2021
Burial Place Note from Contributor: 47514210
"Tillman Seborn Bobo is no longer buried in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. In the 1880s, the Ladies Memorial Association located thousands of Confederate soldiers' graves and had them all moved to Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. They are buried in mass graves based on the state they fought for, and identified by the belt buckles and buttons of their uniforms. Tillman Bobo is in the Alabama section, just East and South of the Memorial Arch. There are no longer graves in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. "
The 'Confederate States Hospital' was established, during the war, I am informed that this Hospital is a separate and different hospital from, 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital' that was next to Bethel Cemetery, Some researchers believe these two hospitals were one of the same, but noting the distinction...
"Note": Petersburg City is not in a county, it is a independant city.
Burial records from the Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg, VA, 1866-1912, for Bethel Cemetery, show that Private Tillman Bobo's name was spelled, phonetical as, "Tighlman Bobo" (a common misspelling for Tilman in those days).
Comment from Contributor 47264983, on Tillman's Name spelling above:
"The name Tilghman, pronounced Tillman, became popular after the Revolutionary War, owing to Tilghman Tench, aide-de-camp to General George Washington. Because people didn't know how to spell it, a lot of children named for Tilghman Tench were named Tillman. So Tilghman isn't the misspelling -- Tillman is."
Bethel Cemetery was next to "Fairgrouds Post Hospital", The information about this facility, comes from a book; "Seventy-Five Days in Old Virginia, by Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, who was in charge of all Petersburg Hospitals".
Source for Burial Records of Tilman Bobo:
"Virgina State Library in Richmond, 'The Ladies Memorial Association (LMA), Petersburg Virginia (1866-1912)', they had documented thousands of Confederate burials including those confederates buried at Bethel Cemetery, where Tilman is listed as Tighlman Bobo."
Tilman Bobo was wounded, in the 1st Battle of Hatcher's Run, 5 miles south of Petersburg, they were protecting one of the south western roads that led to Petersburg VA, (General Lee's Headquarters), in Dinwiddie Co VA. This battle was part of the Petersburg Siege, this battle began on Oct 27, 1864. After Tilman was wounded he was taken to the 'Confederate States Hospital' (today known as 'Fairgrounds Post Hospital') next to Bethel Cemetery, he had been mortally wounded and died a couple days later, on the Oct 30th, 1864.
Tillman S Bobo's service, in the Civil War. was recorded in family records, and at the Alabama Department of Civil War Records and the book Gracie's Pride (the story of the Alabama 43rd).
""Click the Cemetery Picture upper right for directions to this location.""
He was a the son of Levingston (Livingston) "Leve" and Sarah "Sally" Rainwater Bobo of Cross Keys, SC - they moved to Fayette County Alabama in 1844.
After Tillman went into service in the War Between the States, his wife, Susan and her five small children moved in with Tillman's father (Leve) and mother (Sally) who lived on an adjoining farm. After one or two years, Susan was anxious to go back to her own home, now known as the Bobo place and owned by the family of Dr. A.H. Bobo. She soon began trying to find someone who would live with her and her children. She found Mary Tanzy (b. March 25, 1837 – d. may 23, 1915), an orphan girl. Mary Tanzy became "Aunt Mary" and from that time on helped Susan rear her family. Mary was a noble soul and loved the Bobo family devotedly. She never married, but she made shoes for the family and was still with the family when she died. After the death of Tillman, and the children were all grown up, Susan remarried to Anthony Bell, who died in 1883. Susan Bobo was 79 years old when she died.
Tillman & Susan's children:
Malissa Jane Conner 1852-1918
Harriet F Caraway 1855-1924
William Sebron Bobo 1856-1924
Eppie Elizabeth Walters 1858-1937
Rhoda Abigail Lindsey 1862-1906
==============================
Below note added Apr 12, 2021
Burial Place Note from Contributor: 47514210
"Tillman Seborn Bobo is no longer buried in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. In the 1880s, the Ladies Memorial Association located thousands of Confederate soldiers' graves and had them all moved to Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. They are buried in mass graves based on the state they fought for, and identified by the belt buckles and buttons of their uniforms. Tillman Bobo is in the Alabama section, just East and South of the Memorial Arch. There are no longer graves in the Petersburg Hospital Cemetery. "
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